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A comment on New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon'.

Re:New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon' by imhereforwifi on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:01PM (#41368992)
>Versa said the weakness allows attackers to upload a file of their choosing to vulnerable systems.

I am curious why doesn't Versa use the exploit themselves to patch the issue? it would be a great wake up moment to realize that stuff is not secure as it should be with updates.

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Re:New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon' by ethbr1 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:47PM (#41369663)
Liability and the recent CrowdStrike patch fiasco.
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Re:New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon' by tormeh on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:54PM (#41370596)
Enterprise customers don't like surprises; not even positive ones. This is a good way to lose trust.
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Re:New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon' by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @06:00PM (#41373603)
They did, but they didn't tell you.

Edit: (Just speculation)

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Re:New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China's 'Volt Typhoon' by Jerrrrrrry on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:40PM (#41375473)
Like Omicron beat Delta in 2020?

Liability - when you do not have the monopoly on violence, you don't set the rules.

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